Those at Real Madrid this season may well feel the same. Benitez is suited for certain jobs and there are others he just isn't right for.

At Newcastle, however, it looks as though the Spaniard could be a very good fit.

But Benitez at Newcastle in the Premier League is the ideal scenario. Rafa has never managed in the Championship before and, if the Magpies go down, second-tier football in this country would represent a serious challenge for the coach and something totally new.

Can Benitez keep Newcastle up to avoid dropping down to the Championship?

Tim Poole

Tim Poole is a sports journalist for HITC with a love of football, tennis and snooker in particular.His career to date has seen him speak to former Manchester United boss David Moyes, interview snooker world champion Mark Selby and be snubbed by Premier League managers and players in more than one language!He is a massive Roger Federer fan and lives by the motto that 'sport is life.' When he's not writing about it, he's playing it, be it football, tennis, basketball, badminton, table tennis, darts, snooker, golf or even water polo. He is better at some than others...